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China has sent its troops to its first foreign Naval base in Djibouti . Ships carrying personnel from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were dispatched to set up the base in Djibouti on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported , declining to mention the number of troops that were deployed.

But coal imports slumped by 75%, suggesting Beijing is gradually choking off North Korea's biggest source of foreign currency. Total Chinese imports from North Korea declined 13.2 percent in the first half of the year compared with a year earlier to $1.7 billion, while exports to the North rose 29.1 percent to $880 million, the Chinese Customs agency reported Thursday.

The judges did not issue a ruling Wednesday. Outlets including Wikipedia claim no one owns the copyrights, and that the photo exists in the public domain. A lower court ruled a year ago that the selfie does not belong to the animal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Wednesday will hear arguments on whether an animal can own the copyright to a photograph.

Today, rates went up by 0.25 of a percentage point. Analysts had expected an increase - the first since September 2010 - despite little sign of inflation, which stood at 1.3 percent in May. BoE Governor Mark Carney and chief economist Andy Haldane indicated in recent weeks that if Britain's economic situation remains strong, it may be necessary to withdraw the bank's aggressive quantitative easing (QE) program.

A naval Fast Attack Craft first noticed the odd anomaly in the water - an Asian elephant being dragged out into the ocean off the coast of Kokkilai, Sri Lanka . "It is a miraculous escape for the elephant", Lieutenant Commander Chaminda Walakuluge, said of the 12-hour rescue expedition. After being brought ashore, the elephant was later handed over to the wild life officers who transported him to Yan-oya, Pulmodai.

One man tackles him, throwing him onto a parked auto before others join in the beating. Chronopoulos told in his statement that the beating lasted for 30 seconds. While the coroner couldn't determine exactly when Henderson died, she told ABC News that he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police said they detained the Serbians after viewing CCTV footage, having already arrested a Greek barman and a British bouncer of Serbian origin after a violent altercation Thursday night in the ...